Philip Yung Tsz-kwong (Chinese: 翁子光) is a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter, and critic.
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Yung won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay at the 35th Hong Kong Film Awards for his film Port of Call (2015).
Early life
editPhilip Yung Tsz-kwong grew up in a self-described "lower-class environment".[1]
Career
editPrior to his work as a filmmaker, Yung was a film critic.[2]
He made his feature film debut with Glamorous Youth (2009) followed by May We Chat (2013).[2]
His third feature Port of Call (2015), a crime thriller about a detective with eccentric methods, was nominated for and won several awards at various Asian award ceremonies, including 35th Hong Kong Film Awards, 52nd Golden Horse Awards, and the 19th Bucheon Film Awards. Yung personally won the Best of Bucheon Award at the Bucheon Film Awards and Best Screenplay at the Hong Kong Film Awards.
His next feature Where the Wind Blows is a period crime thriller about corrupt cops in 1960s Hong Kong.[2] Inspired by his grandmother's stories about Old Hong Kong, Yung filmed for around three months beginning in November 2017 what was then entitled Theory Of Ambitions.[2] According to Apple Daily, the film was set to premiere at the end of 2018 but was blocked by the mainland's National Radio and Television Administration due to its subject matter.[3] The film was again scheduled to open at the Hong Kong International Film Festival in April 2021 before being withdrawn due to unspecified "technical reasons", what critics say is a shorthand for censorship by the mainland.[3]
Filmography
edit| Year | Film | Director | Writer | Notes |
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| 2009 | Glamorous Youth | Yes | Yes | |
| 2013 | May We Chat | Yes | Yes | |
| Rigor Mortis | No | Yes | With Jill Leung and Juno Mak | |
| 2014 | As the Light Goes Out | No | Yes | With Derek Kwok and Jill Leung |
| 2015 | Port of Call | Yes | Yes | |
| 2019 | Fatal Visit | No | Yes | Script by[4] |
| 2023 | Where the Wind Blows | Yes | Yes | |
| 2024 | Penny Pinchers | Yes | No | |
| Papa | Yes | Yes |
Accolades
edit| Awards and nominations | ||||
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| Ceremony | Nominated Work | Category | Outcome | Notes |
| 29th Hong Kong Film Awards | Glamorous Youth | Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Director | Nominated | |
| 35th Hong Kong Film Awards | Port of Call | Best Director | Nominated | |
| Best Screenplay | Won | |||
| Best Film Editing | Nominated | with Liao Ching-sung, Wong Hoi, Chu Ka-yat | ||
| 52nd Golden Horse Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Nominated | ||
| 10th Asian Film Awards | Best Screenwriter | Nominated | ||
| Best Editing | Nominated | with Liao Ching-sung, Wong Hoi, Chu Ka-yat | ||
References
edit- ^ "Philip Yung Tsz-kwong Uses Nudity and Corpses to Paint the Dark Side of Hong Kong". South China Morning Post. 2015-12-03. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
- ^ a b c d Wong, Silvia (March 18, 2021). "Philip Yung on recreating a famous tale of corrupt cops in 'Where The Wind Blows'". Screen. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
- ^ a b Frater, Patrick (2021-03-29). "Hong Kong Film Festival Cancels Opening Movie, Citing Unspecified Technical Reasons". Variety. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
- ^ "Fatal Visit: Sammi Cheng goes mental in psychological thriller". South China Morning Post. 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
External links
edit- Philip Yung at IMDb